What kind of batteries ignite?

Many people have heard that batteries can spontaneously ignite. So some people are afraid of rechargeable batteries. Isidore, Bachmann clarified this exhilarating many, question.
Today, people use mainly lithium-ion batteries. Nickel-metal hydride and Nickel-cadmium batteries are now used rarely. So when You hear about the flammable phone, and laptop, we are talking about a lithium-ion battery. Whether lithium-ion power sources so dangerous?





According to the Director of technical marketing FDK Twicеll Hirohito, Teruaki (Hirоhito of Takaoka), ignition of the battery occurs very rarely. Those batteries, which are used in home devices equipped with batteries based on solid lithium-ion polymer and is less dangerous in this regard than Li-ion battery based on the liquid substances used in the burning plane 787 Dreamliner.





Liquid electrolyte in lithium-ion batteries more susceptible to ignition. As for consumer electronics, it is often used of the battery based on the solid substance. These batteries are equipped with protection against sudden overheating. This protection is achieved by installing a circuit Board interrupts and fuses that allow gas to escape before it burns.

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